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Punjab Industry and Trade Minister Sheikh Alla Udin has said that the price of tomato has declined significantly in recent days and the supply of new tomato crop to Punjab from Sindh in 15 days will further drop the rate. He also expressed satisfaction over the rates of vegetables and fruit prices during a meeting of the price control committee held here on Monday. Punjab Chief Secretary Captain (retd) Zahid Saeed, Punjab Livestock Secretary Naseem Sadiq and other concerned officers […]

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KARACHI: A strong linkage between research institutions and the horticulture sector is vital for enhancing exports of fruits and vegetables, suggested Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters and Importers Association (PFVA) Patron-in-Chief Waheed Ahmed. Speaking during a visit of PFVA members to the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), Ahmed underscored the need for all stakeholders to prepare early to meet regulatory requirements for upcoming kinnow exports to Indonesia, which were expected to begin from mid-November. The exporters informed […]

Punjab Agriculture department has made necessary arrangements for selling 1,50,000 seed kits on subsidized rates during Rabi crop in the province. The step has been taken to promote “kitchen gardening culture” and create awareness about the importance and utility of home grown fresh vegetables across the Province. Sources in agriculture department told Business Recorder on Sunday that kitchen gardening has gained popularity among the people especially the women folk in different districts of Punjab including Sialkot. The kitchen gardening in […]

MULTAN – Agriculture experts have said that the ongoing month of October was the best time for sowing of green chillies in south and western areas of Punjab. In a release issued by media liaison unit of Punjab Agriculture department, experts said that areas including Bahawalpur, Rahimyar Khan, Bahawalnagar, Okara and Toba Tek Sign were best suitable for red chili cultivation while Chiniot, Gujranwala, Kasur and Sheikhupura were suitable for green chili. Duration from October end to early November was […]

Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) has prepared a strategy for the promotion of Guava fruit cultivation in selected districts of the Province. The concept of this programme was to expand the cultivation of Guava on large scale in the Punjab and after success of the programme the same will be replicated in other districts of the Punjab. Guava is being consumed by a large number of people in every nook and corner of the country. Official sources told Business Recorder on […]

As a result of prolonged discussions at highest level and in an effort to increase Pakistan’s exports, Indonesia has agreed to allow export of Pakistani Kinnow starting from December till April. Previously it was allowed for only January – April. Permission to export Kinnow during the month of December, would play well for Pakistani exporters as competitor countries like China are not allowed to export their citrus during December. It is important to the note that citrus consumption in Indonesia […]

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) has planned to set up fruit, vegetable and condiment processing and mango pulping centres in Naushehro Feroze and Mirpurkhas, which will cost Rs535.106 million and Rs575.4 million respectively. In this regard, Smeda CEO Sher Ayub has told Smeda’s provincial office in Sindh to start implementing these projects in the current financial year, says a press statement. “The main objective of the schemes is to provide services for ripening, sterilisation, pulping, sorting, […]

THE ongoing hike in tomato prices is a chilling reminder of the structural problems facing the marketing of perishable food items in Pakistan. Tomato and onion prices peaked before and during Eidul Azha, which also coincided with heavy rains in Sindh this year. A temporary respite came towards the end of the holy festival, but the price of tomatoes shot up again as Muharram arrived. As a policy matter, the government has decided not to import tomatoes from India this […]

Islamabad: Mango exports earned Pakistan $94.059 million in foreign exchange during 2014-16, officials in the Commerce Division said on Tuesday. Quoting figures compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), they said that 129,423 tons of mangoes were exported to various countries in the last two years. Figures for the recently-concluded fiscal year were not discussed. During 2014-15, Pakistan exported 65,311 tons worth $45.672 million while in 2015-16,64,112 tons were exported valued at $48.387 million. Most importing countries require vapour […]

The wholesale price of tomato showed fluctuating trends during the last few days. The wholesale price dropped to Rs70-75 per kg on Sept 29 from Rs100-110 per kg on Sept 28, which was Rs160-170 per kg last Monday. On Oct 2, the wholesale price again surged to Rs160-170 per kg because of thin supplies at the main vegetable market on account of two holidays (ninth and 10th Muharram). Therefore, the retailers again swelled the price to Rs200 per kg from […]